By Ziad Hamoui Last month, from Ghanaian President Mahama’s appearance at the World Governments Summit in Dubai to his state visit to Zambia, the political will...
In Tunisian ports, cranes move to a rhythm set in Brussels. Ships laden with olive oil and textiles depart northward, while the young workers on the...
By Franco Bonghan When Burkina Faso banned fresh tomato exports to feed its own processing plants, it did more than protect a crop. It quietly repudiated...
By Danilo Desiderio Africa is no longer simply a talking point at international summits. It is fast becoming one of the world’s most fiercely contested economic...
By Ziad Hamoui Ghana’s president is right to call current trade arrangements neo-colonial. But diagnosis without execution changes nothing. Ghana produces the cocoa. Switzerland pockets US$130...
By Danilo Desiderio The continent’s ambitious free trade agreement promises to reshape economic integration – but a tangled web of customs unions and political fractures threatens...
By Kei Rapodile The rules of global trade are being rewritten – and Africa’s exporters are scrambling to adapt. With the African Growth and Opportunity Act...
By Dishant Shah Africa’s greatest obstacle was never its colonial-era borders. It was the enduring belief in their permanence – the idea that African economies must...
By Farouk Mark Mukiibi Africa accounts for less than 3 percent of global trade – a figure so persistently low it defies mere coincidence. Conventional wisdom...
By Danilo Desiderio Africa’s biggest trade vision, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), is gathering momentum – but not because policymakers willed it so. It...
By Mark-Anthony Johnson Since its launch in May 2000, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has provided sub-Saharan African countries with preferential access to the...
By Danilo Desiderio The world’s trade winds are shifting – literally and figuratively. With rising geopolitical tensions, tariff wars, and supply chain reconfigurations between major Northern...
By Danilo Desiderio “To draw legs on a snake” – a Chinese proverb warning against unnecessary embellishment – is more than a cautionary tale about overdesign....
By Ziad Hamoui As the September 30, 2025, expiration date of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) approaches, Africa stands at a pivotal economic crossroads...
By Danilo Desiderio Recent reports of a US$228.19 million drop in Ugandan exports to the East African Community (EAC) over the past year have painted a...
By Danilo Desiderio In an increasingly competitive global economy, African nations face mounting pressure to protect their domestic industries from unfair trade practices such as dumping,...
By Dishant Shah For decades, trade within Africa has been brimming with potential. Yet turning that promise into reality has often hit roadblocks: inconsistent customs regulations,...
